gharîb: strange, isolated, obscure; applied to a hadith chain,
it means that it has only one narrator among the Companions and the subsequent links.
Note: this is not an index of its authenticity as a gharîb hadith may be either sahîh,
hasan, or da`îf. A famous authentic gharîb hadith is: "Actions
are only according to intentions," which is narrated from `Umar ibn al-Khattab alone
by Bukhari and Muslim. Applied to lexical terms, gharîb means difficult. There are
manuals devoted to the gharîb or difficult words of Quran and hadith.

hasan: fair, authentic. Applied to a hadith or its chain of
transmission.

istilâh = mustalah

lâ ilâha illallâh: "There is no God except Allah."
Together with the affirmation that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, this phrase enters
one into Islam. "The people of lâ ilâha illallâh" are the Muslims.

karâma, pl. karâmât: miraculous grant from Allah to
one of his Friends.

muadhdhin: one who calls out adhân, the call to
prayer.

mufti: qualified to issue legal opinions and responses.

mu`jiza, pl. mu`jizât: mind-boggling miracle at the
hands of a Prophet.